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Leshrac the Tormented Soul
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Just when i've returned i got a key... Apologies for taking so long to finish this
Leshrac the Tormented Soul
Forum Version | Guide Version
Hero's Background Story:
Torment around me. Torment in me. Torment be with me. And let us conquer our foes. They do not understand our pain. Do you? No. Not a soul can. And for that, We shall make them feel the torment... The torment that inhabits my soul.
Guide Introduction:
Welcome to my Lesh's guide. Lesh is one of mFy fav hero for his AOE play style and for its ease to push so i decided to write a guide to him. I noticed that there are not very many guides to lesh. This guide is also not meant for competitive use as I do not play competitive dota. There are some few notes i want to share with people that will read my guide:
• Optimized for guide version.
• Feel free to comment about anything, item build, skill build, etc.
• Most likely lesh fanboy.
Hero's Introduction & Statistics
Affiliation: Scourge
Damage: 45 - 49
Armor: 3.3
Strength: 16
Agility: 23
Intelligence: 26
Stats: 65
Hp/Mana: 454/338
Hp/Mana regen: 0.73.25 Base regen + 0.48 Str regen/1.05.01 Base regen + 1.04 Int regen
Stat Growth: 6.2
Movespeed: 310
Attack Range: 600
Attack Animation: 0.32 / 0.62
Casting Animation: 0.7 / 0.8
Missile Speed: 900
Sight Range: 1800 / 900
Base Attack Time: 1.7 secs - 0.72 Attacks/sec - 1.38 Attack Cd
Note: As you guys can see, Leshrac got a very shitty base damage which will make some bad time with lasthitting against average player, you have Lighting Storm to solve that problem. Your armor isnt that good nor bad, you have 600 range you shouldn't be diving in your enemies at early levels anyway. For a hero that should be always near the enemies and begin focused you have a pretty low base strength and str gain. Your somewhat good agility solves some of the problems of your low hp at least against physical/mixed damage. Your int can sustain your skills with no problem with the exception of your ult at early levels.
Damage: 45 - 49
Armor: 3.3
Strength: 16
Agility: 23
Intelligence: 26
Stats: 65
Hp/Mana: 454/338
Hp/Mana regen: 0.73.25 Base regen + 0.48 Str regen/1.05.01 Base regen + 1.04 Int regen
Stat Growth: 6.2
Movespeed: 310
Attack Range: 600
Attack Animation: 0.32 / 0.62
Casting Animation: 0.7 / 0.8
Missile Speed: 900
Sight Range: 1800 / 900
Base Attack Time: 1.7 secs - 0.72 Attacks/sec - 1.38 Attack Cd
Note: As you guys can see, Leshrac got a very shitty base damage which will make some bad time with lasthitting against average player, you have Lighting Storm to solve that problem. Your armor isnt that good nor bad, you have 600 range you shouldn't be diving in your enemies at early levels anyway. For a hero that should be always near the enemies and begin focused you have a pretty low base strength and str gain. Your somewhat good agility solves some of the problems of your low hp at least against physical/mixed damage. Your int can sustain your skills with no problem with the exception of your ult at early levels.
Lesh has the 2ndBehind Dazzle, Dark Seer, Rubick, Tinker, Jakiro, Lina and Dragonus. On tie with Eredar, Obisidian Destroyer and Pugna highest starting INT - 26 and the 7thBehind Dazzle, Obsidian Destroyer, Pugna, Lich, Enigma, Dragonus. On tie with Lion, Krobelus and Rhasta highest INT - 3 gain of all heroes, One of the lowest starting STR - 16 and one of the lowest STR - 1.5 gain of all heroes, 2ndBehind Obsidian Destroyer highest starting AGI - 23 between Int's and 12thBehind Ancient, Invoker, Eredar, Akasha, Obsidian Destroyer, Lich, Atropos, Storm, Nortrom, Furion, Enchantress, Chen. On tie with Dazzle, Necro and Puck highest AGI - 1.7 gain for Int's. Lesh have a above-average attack range, so he can be in safety constantly harassing enemies. His Stat Growth14th highest growth between the int. On tie with other twelve int's is ok.
Leshrac is a Aoe Monster, all of his skills are focused to deal Aoe damage, His first skill is Aoe stun with a fairly damage, his second deals more damage if the target is isolated, his third is good pushing tool and his ultimate is why you are so powerful in team fights, his most painful skills are the only ones that needs lesh to be near to target to take full effect, thus making him vunerable.
When to pick:
• Your team needs a Aoe potential hero;
• Your team is using pushing strategy;
• When You like to be the Humble Gentleman;
• When you like to be a pew pew pew hero that arrives exploding everything nearby;
• When you like to be
ing.When NOT to pick:
• When enemy team have ghostbusters(Aka Lion , Rhasta , Lina);
• When enemy team have those pesky silencers(Aka Lucifer, Krob, Drow);
• When you dont like to be the Humble Gentleman;
• When you dont like to be
ing.Pros:
[+] Above-average movement speed.
[+] Huge AoE damage potential.
[+] Ghost.
[+] Amazing lane control with proper mana regen.
[+] Queen Of Pain is your Queen and you loves her.
[+] Good farmer due to Lightning Storm.
Cons:
[-] Pew pew pew paper
[-] Item depent to be affective.
[-] Split Earth isn't a newbie friendly skill.
[-] Ghostbusters loves you.
[-] fragile and susceptible to be focused.
[-] Needs to be in heat of battle to Pulse Nova be effective, thus making him to be the target.
Level 1 - Split Earth 1
Level 2 - Lighting Storm 1
Level 3 - Lighting Storm 2
Level 4 - Diabolic Edict 1
Level 5 - Lighting Storm 3
Level 6 - Diabolic Edict 2
Level 7 - Lighting Storm 4
Level 8 - Diabolic Edict 3
Level 9 - Diabolic Edict 4
Level 10 - Split Earth 2
Level 11 - Split Earth 3
Level 12 - Split Earth 4
Level 13 - Pulse Nova 1
Level 14 - Pulse Nova 2
Level 15 - Stats 1
Level 16 - Pulse Nova 3
Level +17 - Stats 2-10
Justification: One level of Split Earth until level 10 is enough as the stun is always 2 seconds and the AoE increases only 25 per level. Maxing Lighting Storm for lane control, keep in mind that it have 5.5 seconds cooldown, you can take things like npnp as long you have mana. Diabolic Edict will ensure your one on one fights and your tower kills. Then max Split Earth. for last but no least Pulse Nova. Then you know, use those extra skill points on something, just sayin. By level 7, you can have 265 damage every 5.5 seconds, +/- 400 damage over 8 seconds to a isolated target + 120 damage with 2 sec stun.
Level 2 - Lighting Storm 1
Level 3 - Lighting Storm 2
Level 4 - Diabolic Edict 1
Level 5 - Lighting Storm 3
Level 6 - Diabolic Edict 2
Level 7 - Lighting Storm 4
Level 8 - Diabolic Edict 3
Level 9 - Diabolic Edict 4
Level 10 - Split Earth 2
Level 11 - Split Earth 3
Level 12 - Split Earth 4
Level 13 - Pulse Nova 1
Level 14 - Pulse Nova 2
Level 15 - Stats 1
Level 16 - Pulse Nova 3
Level +17 - Stats 2-10
Justification: One level of Split Earth until level 10 is enough as the stun is always 2 seconds and the AoE increases only 25 per level. Maxing Lighting Storm for lane control, keep in mind that it have 5.5 seconds cooldown, you can take things like npnp as long you have mana. Diabolic Edict will ensure your one on one fights and your tower kills. Then max Split Earth. for last but no least Pulse Nova. Then you know, use those extra skill points on something, just sayin. By level 7, you can have 265 damage every 5.5 seconds, +/- 400 damage over 8 seconds to a isolated target + 120 damage with 2 sec stun.
Skills In Depth Look
Split Earth
Splits the earth under your enemies' feet. Deals damage and stuns for a short duration.
Level 1 - 120 damage, 2 seconds stun
Level 2 - 180 damage, 2 seconds stun
Level 3 - 240 damage, 2 seconds stun
Level 4 - 300 damage, 2 seconds stun
Area of Effect: 150/175/200/225
Casting Range: 750 at all levels
Cooldown: 9 at all levels
Manacost: 100/125/140/160
Notes:
• Deals magical damage.
• Destroys trees.
• There is 1.05 seconds delay before the effect is applied(0.7 Animation + 0.35 from the skill itself).
• Hits invisible or enemies in fog.
Splits the earth under your enemies' feet. Deals damage and stuns for a short duration.
Level 1 - 120 damage, 2 seconds stun
Level 2 - 180 damage, 2 seconds stun
Level 3 - 240 damage, 2 seconds stun
Level 4 - 300 damage, 2 seconds stun
Area of Effect: 150/175/200/225
Casting Range: 750 at all levels
Cooldown: 9 at all levels
Manacost: 100/125/140/160
Notes:
• Deals magical damage.
• Destroys trees.
• There is 1.05 seconds delay before the effect is applied(0.7 Animation + 0.35 from the skill itself).
• Hits invisible or enemies in fog.
Skills Usage
Freeing youself and Allies from Furion's Sprout
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Item Build:
569/599 Total cost.
Justification: Chicken if doesn't have one, if already there one chicken upgrade it, if already, buy wards if necessary, GG branches for cheap stats and for later finish Magic Wand, tangoes for cheap regen, salve after escaping a failed gank and a clarity to spam. If you bought wards, let the chicken deliver the clarity to you. Wards can be both used for preventing ganks and using it to provide vision in lane to make sure Lighting Storm will hit.
or
795/810/825 Total cost.
Justification: Chicken if doesn't have one, Wards if necessary, Circlets to later Bracer/Null, Gauntlets if you think will get harrased/Mantle for better last hitting, Tango for cheap regen and a Clarity to spam.
Alternative Build
853 Total cost.
Justification: Soul Ring for 800 gold gives you 3hp/sec + 50% mana regen for 1 slot, and an active to ensure that you always have mana as long you have enough HP to pay for it, and can go well until mid game. A branch to ensure good game.
or
449/589 Total cost.
Justification: 3x Branchs to later Magic wand, 1 or 2 tangos(your choice), a clarity to keep lane control, and never forget the courier or if couriers are too mainstream and you like to finish that wand faster, get a stick.
x 
- If you feel more likely to be chasing with Diabolic Edict and/or Pulse Nova against fast targets or escape as well.
- Treads can give you +152 HP/+0.24 HP regen or +8 IAS/+1.1 Armor or +104 MP/+0.32 MP regen/+8 Dmg, as you can change its attribute at anytime, Str/Int can come in handy in some situations.
- BoT can almost guarantee your game if used properly, its 100 extra ms will make your chasing easier, the only drawback is it's high cost. 
- Arcane gives an extra 250 mana, 110 mana every 45 seconds and 65 extra ms. It can be chosen if you find yourself in a lack of mana. It also offers no survivability aside from other boots. Can be later disassembled to make a BoT and a Bloodstone.
- This one goes perfect with a soul ring, as it ensures your regeneration after its use. The only problem with this almost perfect boot is that if you are under focus fire, it gets disabled and ensures your death by removing 25 Ms, 3 armor and 3hp/sec.
x 
- Any item from Ancient Weaponary/Enchanted Artifacts. - Rejected
- Most of pub's choice, Lesh lacks burst damage, but all of lesh spells are spammable or have some duration, which makes this item unnecessary. - Rejected
- Your highest cooldown is 22, and your mana should be mainly to Pulse Nova. - Rejected
- The 25 MS comes handy, gives you plenty of mana regen, helps you to land Split Earth, also helps you dodge some nasty spells. - Optional/Situational
- Makes you invunerable to physical harm, disables of one of the other team carries, and also make him vunerable to spells, gives some armor, some stats, also ables you to dodge some spells, recommended when there isn't a ghostbuster on the other team/Same for Ghost Scepter except for the enemy carrier disable. - Situational
- This will help escaping, also Diabolic Edict and Pulse Nova works while you are invisible, so you can surprise buttsecks - Situational.
- No one likes to have their team losing high amounts of health quickly, they will surely focus you if they are smart and you will die, make this and they will think better before taking you down. - Situational
- You need positioning for your close range skills, as your stun isn't long enough to reach your targets in time to make them crispy, Dagger have more range and a lower Cd, but can be disabled, in the other hand, Force have less range and higher Cd, cheap stats and cannot be disabled and its funny to mess around. Also gives you a escape mechanism. - Optional/Situational.
- An easy build-up item even if you are feeding like no tommorow, costs less than Guinso, same regen, 
- A second chance to complete your torment is always good. Also gives you 5 seconds to cooldown your skills. - Situational.
- Problems with that bamf carrier? 380 Hp, 25% Evasion, A chance to slow for 20% upon attacks and a 3(4) seconds disable in one item. - Situational.
- Increase not only yours magical output but also of your team by Strategy:
Conclusion:
Here's a replay of JackFrog.
Although a pubstomp, he made use of maxing Diabolic Edict as its a early game ability.
http://www.playdota.com/forums/showthread.php?t=595373
Although a pubstomp, he made use of maxing Diabolic Edict as its a early game ability.
http://www.playdota.com/forums/showthread.php?t=595373
Leshrac the Malicious the Tormented SoulAuthor: Wwallace_
Map Vers.: 6.74c
Torment Within
A World Out of Balance
Last Comment:19/09/2011
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